Defense Systems
Navy's Triton UAV takes its first cross-country flight
The unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft has flown from California to Maryland for the start of operational testing.
Defense Systems
Navy looks for layered 'fishing nets' of cyber defense
ONR official also calls for more automated cyber tools that can provide proactive detection and defense.
Defense Systems
Navy hires Lockheed for next phase of SEWIP
Lockheed Martin receives up to $147 million for low-rate initial production of the upgraded electronic warfare system.
Defense Systems
Putting powerful analytics into a 'Facebook for terrorists'
Modus Operandi’s semantic technology corrals and analyzes intelligence big data and puts it into a familiar interface.
Defense Systems
NRL pushes research to draw power from the sea
The Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated several energy concepts that convert seawater and microorganisms into electricity.
Defense Systems
Navy's tactical cloud would see all in expeditionary warfare
The Office of Naval Research wants to combine cloud, big data and cross-domain technologies into a comprehensive, real-time view.
Ideas
It’s Time to Sink the Littoral Combat Ship
Things that seem too good to be true usually are, and so it is with the LCS. By Jacob Marx and William D. Hartung
Science & Tech
Navy Ships Will Get $2.5 Billion in Cyber and Intelligence Upgrades
Five companies just won mutli-year contracts to consolidate ship-based networks for future missions. By Bob Brewin
Defense Systems
Navy awards $2.5B in contracts for CANES
The next-generation shipboard system will replace five networks, boosting interoperability and streamlining upgrades.
Defense Systems
Lockheed demonstrates new maritime test bed for Navy
Simulated Aegis radar data was integrated with other ISR data to provide increased situational awareness in recent tests.
Science & Tech
The Navy Is Tracking Some Strange Sounds Coming from the Ocean
A network of Internet-connected undersea microphones is picking up more than Cold War era sub-hunting ever did. By Matthew Braga
Defense Systems
Aussie air force kicks in on P-8A spy planes
A $295 million DOD contract includes funding toward four maritime surveillance planes for Australia
Defense Systems
Army lab to provide software analysis for Joint Strike Fighter
ARMDEC will independently double-check the F-35’s software systems for safety, airworthiness.
Threats
Navy Chief Says the Future of War Lies in 'Information Dominance'
Cyber threats and capabilities are the dominant considerations for a service entering a new era in naval warfare. By Bob Brewin
Defense Systems
ONR demos advanced electronic warfare system at RIMPAC
The EWBM allows sailors to react faster to incoming threats and optimize the use of electronic warfare assets.
Defense Systems
Navy planning to put laser weapons on helicopters
Expected to complement traditional weapons, the HELWS laser could be used to attack low threat targets or incoming projectiles.
Policy
The Navy Can't Afford Its Own Plan to Buy New Subs
The Navy just told Congress the cost to build subs and modernize the rest of its fleet is 'unsustainable.' By Global Security Newswire
Defense Systems
Autonomous vessel for tracking silent subs is under construction
Expected to be launched in 2015, DARPA’s unmanned ACTUV would track diesel submarines for months at a time.
Science & Tech
The U.K. Is Fine With Its Fleet of Nuclear Subs, Thank You Very Much
In a report three years in the making, a panel of former British defense and foreign-affairs leaders said shifting to alternative nuclear platforms isn't worth it. By Elaine M. Grossman
Defense Systems